# meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct

Inference.net deprecated the model meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Inference.net (api.inference.net)
- Model: meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct`
- Source: [models.dev](https://models.dev/api.json#inference)
- Verified: October 29, 2026, against Inference.net's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/inference-net/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct/

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